Guide for fabrics being hemmed



R. LOEB. GUIDE- FOR FABRICS BEING HEMMEDI;

APPLICATION men FEB-25.1920.

1,357,065. Patented Oct. 26,1920.

UNITED STAMENT(OFFICE;q g

I RUDOLF LOEB, or JENKINTOWN,.PENNSYLVANIA.

' enrnn'roa FABRICS BEING HEM MED.

T0 .aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLF Lone, a citizen of the United States,residing in Jenkintown, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain Improvements in Guides for Fabrics Being Hemmed, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a guide for fabric which hasbeen hemmed on one side and which has to be hemmed or sewed at theopposite side of the material at a given distance from the hem.

The invention relates particularly to the hemming of handkerchiefs, andthe present invention is used in connection with a machine for hemming along piece from which are put the proper lengths to form thehandkerchiefs, and it is essentialthat some means be provided forguiding the fabric to the sewing machine which will not need the cons.ant attention of the operator.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewillustrating my improved guide in connection with the hemstitchededge ofa handkerchief.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the guide.

Fig. 3 is an end view.

Fig. 4 is a plan view illustrating a modilication lllWlllCll a bar isused instead of a ball, and x I Fig. 5 is a section onthe line 5-5, Fig.4;

Fig. 6 is a diagram view showing the roll of fabric and the relation ofthe guide to the needle and the sewing machine and Fig. 7 is a viewshowing the use of a plurality of guide balls.

a is the fabric; Z) or hem, and c is the hem stitching. construction mayor may not be used, but a is the tubular seam hollow hem must be formedat the edge of the fa ric. I avail myself of this hollow hem on one edgeof the fabric and place therein a ball 1, Fig. 2, and this ball isloosely confined in a carrier 2 consisting of a bottom plate and a topplate 4- secured to the bottom plate by a screw 5 or other fastener. Thetwo plates 3 and 4 are cut away to form a throat 6 and each plate isrecessed-the lower plate being recessed at 7 and the upper plate at 8,directly above the recess on the plate 3 for the reception of the ball 1and the fabric which incloses the ball. These recesses are of such asize as to allow the fabric to slide freely over the Specification ofLetters Patent. 7

This

fabric can readily pass through the throat.

In the present instance the upper plate 4' is held by a single screw 5and the guide pin 9, although other means of fastening the two platesmay be used if desired. In Fig. 4:, I have illustrated a modification inwhich'a rod l" isused in place of the ball, and this rod is rounded ateach end, and the ends of the rod are adapted to recesses 6 forming athroat in the projections 10 of an elongated carrier 2. By thisconstruction an elon Patented Oct. 26, 1920. Application filed. February25, 1920. Serial No. 361,143. i i

gated guide is provided. The rod may be i of any length desired.

As a substitute for this rod, where an extended guide is necessary, aplurality of.

chine having a hemstitching attachment,

The sewing machine is the ordinary. power driven machine, and thematerial is fed from the roll in any suitable manner. The

guide Qholds the edge e ofthe fabric in proper relation to the needle sothat the entire roll can be hem-stitched on eachside,

the two hems being equidistant apart.

throughout the entire roll.

While the invention is particularly adapted for use in hemminghandkerchiefs, it will be understood thatit can be used for guiding anyfabric which has a hem.

I I claim o 1. The combination of means for making a hem atone edge of afabric including a needle, the other edge of which has been previouslyhemmed; with a guide located in. the, hem; and means for holdingtheguide v in position in resp'ectto the needle; said holdingmeans allowingthe free movement of the fabric over the guide.

2. The combination of a carrier having a throat; a guide located in thethroat and held against longitudinal movement; the guide being adaptedto pass iiito a hih formed in the edge of the fabric to act as a guidefor said fabric.

3. The combination in a carrier, of tWO' plates cut away to form athroat,- each plate having a recess; and a ball located in the recessesof the plates of a greater diameter than the height of the throat andless in di ameter than the recesses, said ball being adapted to enterthe hem of a piece of fabric.

4:. The combination with a carrier of two plates; a screw for rs'ecnrinthe two plates together, each plate being s aped to form a throat, andrecessed; the two recesses being one directly above the other; a balllocated in the recess of the throat and ada ted to enter the hem of thefabric.

RUDOLF LOEB.

